Raising responsible and compassionate adults is a huge, life impacting responsibility and a great privilege. Sometimes it feels like the job is way too difficult, and other times it’s the greatest joy imaginable.

I asked several parents who are on the other side of parenting (their children are adults now), for any insights they may have for raising responsible and compassionate adults. And this is what one mom wrote. I thought it was worth sharing so I asked for her permission to share it. Here it is…